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As a citizen, a person involved in my community.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 April 2017 source ↗
The question
How would you want people to remember you?Originally asked
Vogue, to one guest at a time, on camera, 73 Questions
A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
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Belinda Carlisle
American singer
As a singer who did everything her way, no compromise.
As the Queen of Rock’n’Roll. As a woman who showed other women that it is OK to strive for success on their own terms.
Warwick Davis
English actor
As an actor who happens to be short.
A loving father and wonderful husband, and the best actor of my generation!
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Michelle Obama (not that Barack wouldn’t be right up there). She seems genuinely to enjoy her life and do the best with all the tasks that she sets her mind to.
When I was 13, I was on a bicycle and got hit by a taxi in New York.
Everybody, now and before, who was fleeing for their lives and wasn’t allowed into our country.
I Happen To Like New York: I tell people all the time, so they will be sure not to forget.
When I was about 15, I auditioned to play Alice In Wonderland on Broadway, and they cast someone else. I never got over it.
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